Chemical engineering design principles, practice, and economics of plant and process design

''Bottom line: For a holistic view of chemical engineering design, this book provides as much, if not more, than any other book available on the topic.' Extract from Chemical Engineering Resources review. Chemical Engineering Design is a complete course text for students of chemical e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Towler, Gavin P.
Other Authors: Sinnott, R. K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Butterworth-Heinemann c2013, 2013
Edition:2nd ed
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Collection: Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Process design
  • Introduction to design
  • Process flowsheet development
  • Utilities and energy efficient design
  • Process simulation
  • Instrumentation and process control
  • Materials of construction
  • Capital cost estimating
  • Estimating revenues and production costs
  • Economic evaluation of projects
  • Safety and loss prevention
  • General site considerations
  • Optimization in design
  • Part II: Plant design
  • Equipment selection, specification and design
  • Design of pressure vessels
  • Design of reactors and mixers
  • Separation of fluids
  • Separation columns (distillation, absorption and extraction)
  • Specification and design of solids-handling equipment
  • Heat transfer equipment
  • Transport and storage of fluids